Purpose: This regulation—
a. Establishes the relationship of The Surgeon General (TSG) to the following joint field operating agencies (FOAs):
(1) Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (AFMIC).
(2) Armed Services Blood Program Office (ASBPO).
(3) Department of Defense Medical Standardization Board (DMSB).
(4) Armed Forces Epidemiological Board (AFEB).
(5) Joint Army-Air Force Medical Library (AAFJML).
(6) Armed Forces Pest Management Board (AFPMB).
(7) Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP).
b. Outlines the missions, functions, and relationships of these FOAs.
